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Bisbee '17: Discussion Guide Discussion Prompts: Starting the Conversation

Discussion Prompts: Starting the Conversation

Immediately after the film, you may want to give people a few quiet moments to reflect on what they have seen. Or pose a general question (examples below) and give people some time to jot down or think about their answers before opening the discussion:

  • If you were going to tell a friend about this film, what would you say?
  • Describe a moment or scene in the film that you found particularly disturbing or moving. What was it about that scene that was especially compelling for you?
  • Did anything in the film surprise you? Was anything familiar?
  • If you could ask anyone in the film a single question, whom would you ask and what would you want to know?

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About the author:

Faith Rogow

Faith Rogow

Faith Rogow, Ph.D., is the co-author of The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (Corwin, 2012) and past president of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. She has written discussion guides and lesson plans for more than 250 independent films.